Interferometry
Simulated View of a Newly Forming Planetary System with Rings and Gaps
Using data from the ALMA array, a team of international astronomers was able to image a newly forming planetary system…
Distant Stellar Nurseries: This Time, in High Definition
This article is a guest post by Anna Ho, who is currently doing research on stars in the Milky Way…
Dust Shells Seen for the First Time Around Dying Stars
[/caption] Stars get pretty sloppy towards the end of their lives. As the nuclear fuels start to wane, the star…
Hidden Companion Responsible for Surprising Disk Around Strange Supergiant Star
[/caption] For several years, astronomers have been trying to get a good look at a peculiar supergiant star that is…
Big or Small, All Stars Form the Same Way
[/caption] How do massive stars form? This has been one of the more hotly debated questions in astronomy. Do big…
Astronomers Image Mysterious Dark Object That Eclipses Epsilon Aurigae
Epsilon Aurigae has baffled astronomers since the 1800's, but new images are providing insight into this very unusual eclipsing binary…
Unprecedented Images Show Betelgeuse Has Sunspots
Caption:The surface of Betelgeuse in near infrared at 1.64 micron in wavelength, obtained with the IOTA interferometer (Arizona). The image…